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FZNT24 KNHC 080854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS ACROSS AREA 
THROUGH SAT AND STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA 
TUE. COLD FRONT WILL THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 2 
TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 
95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 08 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS